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Abnormality in haemoglobin leading to sickle cell anaemia is considered to be point mutation.

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The disease sickle cell anaemia is due to production of abnormal haemoglobin. This is due to single base subsitution at the 6th codon of beta globin in `beta` chain of haemoglobin.
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